KYC QA Tester - Contract (London-Based)

About the role

A global financial services organisation is looking for multiple experienced KYC QA testers to join a large-scale KYC testing and remediation project. The project reviews, tests and validates KYC files and processes to ensure regulatory compliance. It is a contract-based opportunity for up to 10 London-based professionals, starting as soon as possible, with on-site work required during the first two weeks.

Key responsibilities

• Perform QA testing on KYC files, ensuring accuracy, completeness and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Review and validate client onboarding, customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD) and transaction monitoring records.
• Identify discrepancies, errors and gaps in KYC files and escalate issues to the relevant teams.
• Work with Compliance, KYC Operations and Risk teams so remediation meets internal and regulatory expectations.
• Document findings clearly for internal reporting and external audit.
• Give feedback on process improvements and best practices.
• Take part in daily stand-ups, progress meetings and collaborative sessions with other QA testers and stakeholders.

Required profile

• Proven experience as a KYC QA Tester, KYC Analyst or Compliance Analyst in financial services.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing KYC files with attention to detail and risk awareness.
• Ability to work in a structured, high-volume remediation environment while keeping quality and accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to present findings clearly.
• London-based and able to work on-site full-time for the first two weeks; comfortable with hybrid or remote work after induction.
• Flexibility to work across multiple vendors in a competitive resourcing environment.

Candidates from recently completed similar projects are prioritised, and batch submissions are used to streamline the review process.